In the first letter, dated Governor George M. Troup of Georgia addresses concerns (probably raised by John Murphy, governor of Alabama) about the locations of Indian towns that will be used as references when determining the boundary between the...

In the letter Emma describes music lessons, coursework, classmates, new acquaintances, the weather, and social activities. She makes a few references to African Americans, and she closes her letter with "Give my love to the servants."

This ledger contains entries and poems dated 1864 to 1867. Brief journal entries from May 12, 1864, to May 25, 1865, typically describe the weather and note where the 31st Alabama is stationed. They describe the regiment's movements through...

Letter addressed to Governor Miller with no return address. N. Henshaw writes that the Scottsboro Boys should have been burned or skinned, makes veiled references to lynching in mentioning that in the past it "wasn't necessary to tax the state with...